PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yanagi
vs
Jobber

175 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

171 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuken Yanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yanagi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jobber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yanagi looks up at the clock and then as Jobber takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yanagi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yanagi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jobber manages to get back to half guard.
Yanagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yanagi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobber on the ground.
Yanagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jobber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Yanagi there.
Yanagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanagi moves nicely into side control.
Yanagi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yanagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jobber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yanagi landing a few strikes.
Jobber taking a bit of punishment here - Yanagi scoring with strikes.
Yanagi in side control, throwing shots but Jobber defends.
Yanagi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jobber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jobber is trying to improve his position.
Yanagi tries to score with some ground and pound. Jobber controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yanagi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yanagi looks to land a strike but Jobber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yanagi cracks Jobber with a solid left hand.
Jobber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yanagi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yanagi works over Jobber with some ground and pound from guard.
Yanagi throws an elbow that misses. Jobber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yanagi's guard. Nice move by Jobber!
Yanagi has control of Jobber's left arm, preventing Jobber from doing any damage.
Yanagi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Yanagi landing strikes from the mount.
Yanagi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jobber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jobber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yanagi.
Jobber has hold of Yanagi's hands but Yanagi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanagi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jobber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yanagi.
Yanagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jobber defending well though.
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jobber trying to hold on to Yanagi's head to control him but Yanagi postures up.
Jobber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yanagi.
Yanagi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yanagi winds up and cracks Jobber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jobber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Jobber is rocked!
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jobber is still in real trouble! Can Yanagi finish him?
Yanagi winds up and cracks Jobber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yanagi lands a big elbow - Jobber is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yanagi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryuken Yanagi!
A very excited looking Ryuken Yanagi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.